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Subject: |
24.3.50; `describe-package' error: (wrong-type-argument char-or-string-p ("comm" "hypermedia")) |
Date: |
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:36:54 +0800 |
To reproduce:
emacs -Q
M-x describe-package RET debbugs RET
Then Emacs signals an error, the backtrace is attached.
In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.8.6)
of 2014-02-22 on xfq-ThinkPad-X1-Carbon
Repository revision: 116520 address@hidden
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11405000
System Description: Ubuntu 13.10
Configured using:
`configure --enable-checking --disable-silent-rules
--enable-gtk-deprecation-warnings'
Important settings:
value of $LC_MONETARY: en_US.UTF-8
value of $LC_NUMERIC: en_US.UTF-8
value of $LC_TIME: en_US.UTF-8
value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
backtrace.txt
Description: Backtrace
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Subject: |
Re: bug#16873: 24.3.50; `describe-package' error: (wrong-type-argument char-or-string-p ("comm" "hypermedia")) |
Date: |
Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:45:47 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
Juanma Barranquero <address@hidden> writes:
> OK, but then, why does package-desc--keywords explicitly check for it?
> Perhaps hysterical raisins?
It's a hack, kinda. You're welcome to implement it better.
The bug in question, though, should be fixed with revision 116830.
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